iheard

Have you heard a claim about cancer and want to know if it's fact or fiction?

iheard has been created to dispel the many myths, rumours and fanciful claims about cancer.

Ask any cancer related question1 - your query will be reviewed by our team of scientists, clinical advisors, researchers and cancer prevention and support experts.

Our aim is to give you accurate, evidence-based answers to your cancer questions. You can be confident the information we provide is backed by Cancer Council Australia, the nation's peak, independent cancer control organisation.

Subject to the nature of your question, we may answer by:

reviewing and posting the question and answer on the iheard website (we reserve the right to and likely will revise or edit your question to make it more reader friendly and include more detail; in submitting your question to iheard you give us permission to do this)

advising you by email if the question has already been answered and providing a link to the answer

responding by email if we feel the question cannot be answered or is inappropriate for the iheard website.

The time it takes to respond to your question will depend on the number of inquiries we have at any one time and the extent of research required to give you an evidence-based response. We will advise you by email if we unable to provide a response within 30 days.

Stay in the loop

Your privacy is as important to Cancer Council SA as it is to you. That's why any personal information you give us will be treated with respect and in strict confidence. Personal information is collected to process donations, issue tax receipts and to send you updates. We may disclose your information to agents, contractors and third parties who provide services to us, and in doing so we take reasonable steps to ensure any information held by our service providers is protected. A full copy of our Privacy Policy is at www.cancersa.org.au/privacy with details about how you can access and correct your personal information and how we handle any privacy complaints. Or call us on 1300 65 65 85 for more details about our commitment to your privacy.